CAPUCHIN FRIAR IN GUAM ACCUSED OF ABUSING BOY

A Capuchin brother is accused of sexually abusing a boy by grab- bing his private parts, purportedly to teach the child how to have sex with his girlfriend, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Guam Superior Court.

The suit represents the 97th person accusing the clergy of sexual abuse. The lawsuits have been filed in local and federal courts and involve the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña or a religious order.

“Brother Vernon (T. Kamiaz) told plaintiff that he could teach plaintiff how to ‘ break down her defenses’ so that he could have sex with her,” according to the lawsuit. “Plaintiff objected, saying that he respected his girlfriend’s wishes to abstain until marriage.”